Tray



M. HIMMELFARB.

TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.18, 1922.

1,436,256. 7 Patented Nov. 21, 19223 q k w;

MQML W I! v Patented Nova 2]. 1922, it E MAX HIMMELFARB, OF BEOOKLYN,NEW' YORK.

TRAY.

Application filed January 18, 1922. Serial No. 530,067.

T ll h it may 0011mm; the tray, which in this instance issloping Be itknown that I, MAX IIUNIMELFARB, or angularly disposed relative to thetop a resident of Brooklyn, Kings County, State surface 17 of the tray.The bottm flange 13 of New York, and a citizen of the United of eachside and end member overlies the 60 States of America, have inventedcertain bottom surface 18 of each filler, the bottom new and usefulImprovements in Trays, of plate 19 of the structure being slippedbewhich the following is a specification. tween each bottom flange 13and adjacent This invention relates to improvements surface 18 of thefiller 14. To secure the in trays, the main object being to provide aglass plate 20 in position, I place same 65 leak-proof tray or a traythrough which against the flange 12 and apply an angle water or otherliquids spilled upon the top strip 21 thereto, one leg of which issoldered surface thereof will not leak through onto to flange 12, asindicated by 22. The lower the support therefor. It frequently happensflange of the angle strip is bent inwardly that highly polished tablesare marred by as at 24 to produce yieldability so that the 70 liquidwhich leaks through a tray placed edge thereof can be pressed firmlyagainst thereon, or expensive linen rendered wet the glass plate 20.Between plate and and unsightly thereby. By means of my lower flange ofthe angle strip 21, I apply improved tray construction, I produce a awaterproof cement and gasket indicated tray through which liquid cannotpass, as I by 23. The bottom plate 19 will be placed 75 20 eliminateopen joints or connections. in position by slipping same under flanges Iwill now describe my invention in de- 13 of the side and end members andthen tail, the novel features of'which I will point soldered thereto, asindicated by 25. It will out in the appended claims, reference being beapparent-that water cannot leak through had to the accompanying drawingwherethe connections of the tray members, as they 80 25 in will all besoldered, including the connec- F10. 1 1S a top plan view of a trayemtions 26 at the meeting ends of the side and bodying my 1mprovements;end members 8, 9, 10 and 11. By means of Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectionalview, the my improved construct-ion, I eliminate padsection being takenon line 22 in Fig. 1; ding between the glass plate 20 and bottom 35 Fig.3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view plate 19.

of the tray, the bottom plate being omitted; In the modified. form,indicated in Figs. Fig. 1 is a fragmentary bottom plan view 1, 5 and 7,the filler 14 will be provided with of a modified form of my invention,the bota plurality of longitudinally disposed slots tom plate thereforbeing omitted; 26 and 27, the flange 12 of each side and 90 Fig. 5 is asectional View of the modified end member being inserted into slot26,while form of my invention corresponding to slot 27 receives one edgeof a flat strip 28. Fig. 2; The other edge of strip '28 is soldered toFig. 6 is a bottom plan view of a tray the angle strip 21, as at 29,Fig. i. The made in accordance with my invention; and meeting edges 30of the strip 28 are soldered 95 Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view,together. The strips 28 are extra preventathe section being taken on aline 7*? in tives to stop leakage. To prevent liquid Fig. 5. fromseeping through the joints at the cor- To construct my improved leakroof ners 31 of the tray, I provide angle-plates 32 tray, I utilizechanneled side and end .rame which pass through slots 33 in the side and160 members 8, 9, 10 and 11., having inwardly end members 8, 9, 10 and11 and also projecting flanges 12 and 13, there being a through slots34; in the fillers 1 1 (see gap between the upper flange 12 and lower 1and 7). The angle plates 32 will be or bottom flange 18. Each channelmember soldered to the end and side members 8, 9, carries a filler 1 1of wood or other suitable 10 and 11. 10-5 material to render the sidesand ends fit to What I desire to secure by Letters Patreceive screws orthreaded members of posts, out is handles, etc, which are not hereinillus- 1. In a tray, channeled end and side trated. It will be seen thateach filler 14 is frame-members connected at the ends there- L-shaped orunder cut to provide a lip 15 of, each member having an extension pro-110 which is inserted between flange 12 and top jecting inwardly inparallelism with the top member 16 of each side and end member ofsurface of the tray, a glass plate. having the jecting surface along itsupper edge in contact with said extension, and angle strips applied tothe edges of said plate, one member of each strip being soldered to theextension of the adjacent frame member, the other member overlapping thebottom edge of the glass plate, the member of the angle strip whichoverlaps the bottom edge of the glass plate being bent toward the plateto provide a yieldable edge, the meeting ends of the angle strips beingsoldered together.

2. In a tray, channeled end and side frame members connected at the endsthereof, each member having an extension proinwardly in parallelism withthe top surface of the tray, a glass plate having the surface along itsupper edge in contact with said extension, angle strips applied to theedges of said plate, one member of each strip being soldered to theextension of the adjacent frame member, the other member overlapping thebottom edge of the glass plate, the member of the angle strip which.overlaps the bottom edge of the glass plate being bent toward the plateto provide a yieldable edge, the meeting ends of the angle strips beingsoldered together, and layer of waterproof cement applied to the plateat the point where the overlapping member of the angle strip contactswith said late. p 3. In a tray, channeled end and side frame membersconnected at the ends thereof, each member having an extension.projecting inwardly in parallelism with the top surface of the tray,aglass plate having the surface along its upper edge in contact withsaid extension, angle strips applied to the edges of said plate, onemember of each strip being soldered to the extension of the adjacentframe member, the other member overlapping the bottom edge of the glassplate the member of the angle strip which overlaps the bottom edge ofthe glass plate being bent toward the plate to pro Vide ayieldable edge,the meeting ends of the angle strips being soldered together, a fillerfor said channeled frame members, and a bottom plate having its edgesinserted between said fillers and the adjacent bottom flange of theframe members.

4:, In a tray, channeled side and end frame members, an extending lipcarried by each frame member, said lip including a flange extendinginwardly into the channel in parallelism with the top surface of itsframe member, a bottom flange carried by each frame member disposed inparallelism with the flange extending from said lip, glass platesupported by the flange on said lip, angle strips applied to the edgesof the plate, one member of each strip being soldered to the flange onsaid lip, the other member overlapping the bottom edge of the plate, afiller for said frame members, and a bottomplate having its edgeslocated between each filler and the adjacent bottom flange of each framemember.

5. In a tray, channeled side and end frame members, an extending lipcarried by each frame member, said lip including a flange extendinginwardly into the channel in parallelism with the top surface of itsframe member, a bottom flange carried by each frame member disposed inparallelism with the flange extending from said lip, a filler for eachframe member having two parallel slots longitudinally thereof, theflange on said lip being inserted into one of said slots, a. glass platesupported by the flange on said lip, angle strips applied to the edgesof the plate, one member of each strip being soldered to the flange onsaid lip, the other member overlapping the bottom of the plate, a flatstrip soldered along one of its edges to each side and end angle strip,the other edge of each strip being inserted in the second slot carriedby each filler, and an angle plate located at each corner of the traypassing through said frame members, and the fillers retained thereby.

MAX HIMMELFARB.

